Living with Parkinson’s

Here you will find insights and tips on living with Parkinson’s. With our guides and information, we want to contribute to a pleasant life worth living.

Living with Parkinson’s – mastering everyday life, maintaining quality of life

Living with Parkinson’s brings with it a number of challenges for everyday life. The motor symptoms of Parkinson’s, such as slowness of movement (akinesia), tremor, muscle stiffness (rigor) and many other accompanying symptoms can – depending on the individual severity – turn life upside down and make it very difficult. Even if it is not always easy, fortunately there are many ways to actively improve life with Parkinson’s. These are precisely the topics we deal with in this section. We would like to show you what options are available to make your everyday life easier. We focus here on areas such as sport and exercise, a healthy, balanced diet and a variety of aids.

In addition to physical aspects, Parkinson’s is also about mental health: strategies for coping with stress, mindfulness and social support from relatives, friends or in self-help groups are essential. Our articles on morbus-parkinson.org offer you well-founded information and suggestions to make your life with Parkinson’s as self-determined and active as possible. Because a fulfilling life remains possible despite the illness.

Exercise, nutrition and aids for Parkinson’s disease

Regular physical activity can not only support mobility, but also have a positive effect on mental well-being. Here you can find out which gentle sports or targeted exercises from the field of physiotherapy and occupational therapy can help to promote mobility and balance. Equally important is the right diet for Parkinson’s, which provides the body with everything it needs to maintain energy and alleviate accompanying symptoms such as digestive disorders.

In combination with aids – from walking aids and grab rails in the home to special cutlery and nightlights to technical solutions for everyday life – you can make your own four walls safer and improve your mobility. So you can continue to enjoy life. Get to know the potential and the versatile world of these valuable aids.